Illinois House Bill 2756 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Public Defender and Appointed Counsel Division of the Counties Code. Creates the Public Defender Quality Defense Task Force. Provides that the Task Force is established to: (i) examine the current caseload and determine the optimal caseload for public defenders in the State; (ii) examine the quality of legal services being offered to defendants by public defenders of the State; and (iii) make recommendations to improve the caseload of public defenders and quality of legal services offered by public defenders. Provides that the Task Force shall hold a minimum of 2 public hearings and at other times of its choosing. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study to the General Assembly and Governor no later than December 31, 2022. Repeals the provisions on December 31, 2023. Effective immediately.

PUBLIC DEFENDER TASK FORCE

Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-09	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2021-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-19	House	First Reading
2021-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	5	3-4013	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2756&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB2756.htm